Articles

ARTICLES


EXERCISE 1.1
MAKE A RULE FOR THE USE OF A (N) AND THE Ø (ZERO ARTICLE) FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST OF WORD.

A book A microprocessor Ø quality
Ø research Ø benzene An idea
Ø strength A solid Ø opinions
A glass Ø books Ø gases

Rule:
A and an are used with singular count noun.
Ø is used with noncount noun and plural nouns.

EXERCISE 1.2
UNDERLINE A ANDAN IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. TRY TO MAKE A RULE ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO FORMS.

Time is measured in a variety of ways. A nanosecond is one of the smallest units. A neon is one of the largest. We are moved interested on a daily basis in time on a human scale a minute, an hour, a monthly, a year. An objective measurement of time is necessary for scientific investigation. However, wealso recognize subjective time. A one-hour movie can feel like less time than sixty minutes of a boring lecture.
Rule:
We use a for words that begin with consonant sound.
We use an for words that begin with vowel sound.

EXERCISE 1.3
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

Our solar system, (a, an) one-star system of nine planets, was formed approximately 4.5 million years ago from (a, an) universe ofcosmic gas and dust. Life in the form of bacterial cells already existed (a, an) billions years later. How did life form? Did (a, an) x-ray from space strike (a, an) carbon atom and (a, an) hydrogen atom in just the right manner to produce the compound of life? Was it (a, an) lightning flash? Or was it (a, an) ultraviolet light source? Nobody has (a, an) exact answer.

EXERCISE 1.4
Put a or anin the blanks

A student advisor

A student advisor at a university can help a student with a variety of problems. An undergraduate advisor can help a student to decide on a major and a course of study. If a student is an honor student, the advisor can recommend a scholarship or a grant, if a student is a “F” student (a failing student), the advisor can help with personal problem if necessaryand suggest ways to improve study habits. A foreign student advisor is often a helpful friend to students who come to study in a new country for the first time.

EXERCISE 1.5
UNDERLINE THE WORD ON THE RIGHT THAT IS THE EBST NONCOUNT SYNONYM FOR THE COUNT NOUN ON THE LEFT.

1. A table | Furniture | wood | Matter |
2. A thermometer | measurement | instrumentation | equipment |
3. Apiece of data | knowledge | information | research |
4. A dollar | change | money | capital |
5. A book | literature | information | research |
6. A hammer | force | equipment | steel |
7. A train | machinery | freight | transportation |
8. A sentence | information | language | linguistic |
9. A computer program | data | software | information |
10. A sugarmolecule | sweetness | sugar | energy |

EXERCISE 1,7

Directions: Write a count noun form of the following noncount words or phrases.

1. (ø) paper A sheet of paper
2. (ø) homework assignment
3. (ø) traffic
4. (ø) information a piece of data
5. (ø) NaOH ( sodium hydroxide) a gram of NaOH
6. (ø) blood a litre of blood
7. (ø) vegetation a tree
8.(ø) electricity
9. (ø) heat one heat
10. (ø) oxygen a molecule of oxygen

EXERCISE 1.8
Indicate whether the underlined words is specific (S) or general (G) then indicate if it is a count (C) or a noncount (N) noun

G/S
C/N
1. G Weight is a function of gravity N
2. S They measured a weight of 45 grams c
3. S A high-carbon steel offers more resistance tocorrosion N
4. G Steel is manufactured in the eastern U.S N
5. S Some grains cannot grow in cool climates N
6. G Grains is used, among other things, to feed livestock N
7. S Stone was the first material used for toots c
8. G Stones were the first objects used for tools c
9. S The patient had an infection in her eye N
10. G Infection is usually caused by a bacteria N...